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Gideon, The Reluctant Hero Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 29, 2007

Have you been afraid that your lack of skills, background, or ability to hear God disqualifies you for service? Learn how God worked with a timid man and turned him into a hero.

Do you remember the Sand People from the original Star Wars movie? They lived on Tatooine - I guess their proper name is: Tusken Raiders. Anyway - these nomads were covered all over with rags with little lenses or something to see and breath out of. They carried these big sticks and traveled on ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-40

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Journey Through The O.t. #4: Weak And Discouraged Series

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 3, 2012

In the Book of Judges, God called and chose Gideon - a small and insignificant man - to be one of his champions. With God on our side, we can overcome weaknesses and discouragement.

JOURNEY THROUGH THE OLD TESTAMENT #4: WEAK AND DISCOURAGED INTRO TO TOPIC: Have you ever questioned or wondered: “IF the Lord is (good and He is) with us, WHY then has all this (bad stuff) happened to us? And WHERE are all His miracles which our fathers told us about? BUT now the Lord has forsaken ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-40

Denomination: *other

Gideon;man Of Purpose

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 14, 2011

God will rise up men and women for His purposes. We have to be willing and ready to accept that call and respond properly so that the kingdom of God will grow.

Gideon; Man of purpose Judges chapter six Introduction- Turn to Judges chapter six. We are going to take a look at Gideon this morning, and the conversation he has with God. The story runs from chapter six to chapter eight. We cannot read all those verses this morning, so let me set this up for ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-39

Denomination: Nazarene

The Lord Trains The Timid To Trust

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 2, 2010

The Lord took timid Gideon and trained him to trust. How does the Lord train us to trust? Parts: A. He chooses the timid. B. He trains us with his promises.

Text: Judges 6:3, 5, 11-16, 34-40 Theme: The Lord Trains the Timid to Trust A. He chooses the timid B. He trains us with his promises Season: Pentecost 14c Date: August 29, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/The-Lord-Trains-the-Timid-to-Trust-Judges6_3,5,11-16,34-40.html ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:3-40

Denomination: Lutheran

Delighting In Kingdom Ministry

Contributed by James Snyder on May 10, 2016

Ministry is seeing an issue in the kingdom that needs to be addressed and driving us to our knees.

Nothing is more beautiful to watch than thorough breds galloping around the track. This is the horse capital of the world and most of the thoroughbred champions were bred and raised here in Ocala. The amazing thing is to see those four legs working in complete harmony with one another in racing ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-40

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Gideon - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Oct 22, 2014

This sermon takes us through the bulk of Judges 6 mostly as a narrative with some insight included. It then returns to vs 13 where Gideon accuses God of abandonment. Compares Gideon's doubts w/David's eagerness w/Goliath. Then asks, "How about you?"

We’ve been taking a look at the life of Gideon, one of the Judges of Israel in the Old Testament. Was he someone we should model our lives after, someone we should avoid or something in between? Hebrews 11:32-34 “(32) And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-40

Denomination: Nazarene

Signs And The Will Of God

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 16, 2015

Gideon & His Fleece - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: The Negatives: • Gideon already knew God’s will. • Gideon’s fleece setting was evidence of his distrust, not his faith. • Fleece setting is dictating to God. • Fleece setting doesn’t really solve the problem. The Positives: • We ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:33-40

Denomination: Brethren

Learning To Trust God!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 1, 2018

The story of Gideon is a great example of just an ordinary man who learned to trust God & became a man of impressive courage.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Judges 6:1-40 (NLT); Judges 7:1-25 (NLT); Matthew 6:31 (NLT); ILL. Chuck Swindoll, in his book, "Living Above the Level of Mediocrity," tells about a church in the Soviet ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-40, Judges 7:1-25, Matthew 6:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gideon Asks For Signs Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Nov 20, 2018

Gideon doubted God’s promise. Did God really want him to lead God’s army? What did he know about warfare? After all he was only an ordinary farmer.

Chapter 18.2.d: Gideon Asks for Signs Judges 6:37-40 Scripture 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it was so: for ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:37-40

Denomination: Baptist

Gideon - The Mighty Man Of Valor "Looking For A Sign” Part 3 Of A Series Series

Contributed by Larry Semore on Jul 31, 2017

Gideon gets alone to pray and seek the Lord about this situation he is in. He is a little overwhelmed with the enormity of things and a little underwhelmed with his own confidence.

Gideon - The Mighty Man of Valor “Looking for a Sign” Part 3 of a Series Play this video at the end of the sermon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsOBaV_93yQ We have been doing this series on the Life and Times of Gideon and it’s a fantastic study. We have already covered a lot of his events: His ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:32-44

Denomination: Church Of God

Fearless Faith Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 21, 2020

Believe God and face adversity with courage, face the adversary with confidence, and face achievement without conceit.

In our day, when a lot of people are worried about staying safe, Mark Moring from Elburn, Illinois, has some suggestions: 1st, Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20 percent of all fatal accidents. 2nd, Do not stay home because 17 percent of all accidents occur in the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-40, Judges 7:1-25, Judges 8:1-35, 1 John 5:4, Proverbs 16:18, 2 Corinthians 12:9, James 1:5, James 3:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Prayer (1) Gideon’s Prayer Regarding A Fleece

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jun 7, 2020

Most commentators criticise Gideon, feeling that his prayer demonstrates a lack of faith. But given how positively the New Testament views Gideon, we should be inclined to take a positive view of his prayer. It's a very sensible prayer, and a great example to us.

Today we’re starting a short series on prayer, and looking at a prayer which Gideon prayed. It’s in Judges 6:36-40. Introduction First, let’s look at the situation Gideon was in before we look at his prayer. We may think, ‘We pray, God answers. Simple.’ But when we look at what was going on at ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:36-40

Denomination: Baptist

Gideon, Scientist Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 21, 2020

Is this pandemic God’s judgement against us? I am reluctant to say it, but what else can it be? It certainly ought to wake up all Americans to our responsibilities to restore goodness to our land.

Gideon, Scientist Here in the Book of Judges, we see a very sad history. It’s not unlike some of the ages in our nation’s history, including the one we are laboring in today. Time after time we read that “The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-40

Denomination: Catholic

Testing God Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 9, 2019

Doubting and testing God is an indication of how strong our faith is!

Let us continue to worship our God by listening and learning from His Word…… open your Bibles to Judges 6………. We noted a few weeks ago… v1-11: The Nation of Israel sinned again against God and they became slaves to the Midianites! v12-16: Gideon was called by God to be empowered and lead, but ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:14-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Fear Of Obedience - Part 3

Contributed by Travis Newbold on Jun 7, 2019

As we continue to examine the life of Gideon we see how scared he can really be but despite his fears he still presses on and obeys God.

Think back to your childhood for a moment with me. I know that this might be more difficult for some and easier for others but let’s all do this together. Think back to the good old days when you weren’t tied down by so much responsibility and your main goal for the day was to just have fun.(Boy I ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:25-40